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Research funds for children with broken arms

A Queensland Advancing Clinical Research Fellowship of almost $145,000 will help Dr Peter Snelling complete a research project which explores the benefits of point-of-care ultrasound for children with broken arms.


Idle peripheral intravenous cannulation: An observational cohort study of pre-hospital and emergency department practices

Evison, H., Sweeny, A., Ranse, J., Carrington, M., Marsh, N., Byrnes, J., Rickard, C., Carr, P. and Keijzers, G., 2020. Idle peripheral intravenous cannulation: An observational cohort study of pre-hospital and emergency department practices.

Estimating the frequency and cost of emergency department presentations and hospitalisation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A retrospective analysis from regional Queensland.

Rana, R., Gow, J., Moloney, C., King, A., Keijzers, G., Beccaria, G. and Mullens, A., 2020. Estimating the frequency and cost of emergency department presentations and hospitalisation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A retrospective analysis from regional Queensland. Emergency Medicine Australasia. https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13665
 

Nurse practitioner administered point-of-care ultrasound compared with X-ray for children with clinically non-angulated distal forearm fractures in the ED: a diagnostic study

Snelling, P.J., Jones, P., Keijzers, G., Bade, D., Herd, D.W. and Ware, R.S., 2020. Nurse practitioner administered point-of-care ultrasound compared with X-ray for children with clinically non-angulated distal forearm fractures in the ED: a diagnostic study. Emergency Medicine Journal. Sept 2020

Dr Gerben Keijzers is adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine. His research revolves around topics relevant to clinical practice in critical care, with special interest in sepsis, appropriateness of antibiotic use and respiratory medicine. He encourages curiosity and critical thinking.

Gerben’s research related roles at Gold Coast Health include Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group Chair, Research Council member, clinical trials steering committee member and Human Research Ethics Committee member.

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Awards/Achievements
- Honorary Professor of Emergency Medicine at Bond University
- Associate Professor at Griffith University
- Gold Coast Health Researcher of the Year (2023)
- Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) Outstanding Contribution to Emergency Medicine Research (2018)

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